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Reducing Our Environmental Impact Our objective is to reduce the environmental impact of our business and promote the sustainability of the natural resources on which we depend.
Reducing Our Environmental Impact
Our objective is to reduce the environmental impact of our business and promote the sustainability of the natural resources on which we depend.
We have adopted environmental policies that provide specific environmental guidance for employees. These policies address topics including air emissions; environmental assessment; hazardous materials; and waste, wastewater and storm water management.

We have adopted environmental policies that provide specific environmental guidance for employees. These policies address topics including air emissions; environmental assessment; hazardous materials; and waste, wastewater and storm water management.

Additionally, we are working to minimize the impact of our business against the following 2013 goal targets for Altria's tobacco operating companies:

  • Reduce energy use by 7.5 percent
  • Reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions by 7.5 percent
  • Reduce water use by 15 percent
  • Achieve 95 percent recycle rate from our facilities and five percent waste to landfill

Park 500: Going Beyond Compliance

Already ISO 14001 certified, in 2008 PM USA's Park 500 facility earned the prestigious E4 certification from Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.

In 2009, PM USA's Park 500 facility was recognized with two gold level Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards, presented by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.

Our Programs

We have developed programs to address the impacts that our manufacturing processes and products have on the environment.

Related Resources

Philip Morris USA is fully integrated into Altria Group's environmental management framework. Read more about Altria’s approach to the environment.

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